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In the News: POPSUGAR Features Dr. Maria Reese on Menstrual Cycle¡¯s Potential Effect on Sports Injuries

Does training affect men and women athletes differently? Do hormones play a role in fitness? In a recent article in POPSUGAR, Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP¡¯s Maria E. Reese, MD, medical director, Performing Arts Medicine Program, and sports medicine attending physician, shared her insights.

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Marathon Runners

The Importance of Post-marathon Recovery Training

After a marathon, runners¡¯ bodies often experience shock ¡ª going from being incredibly active to suddenly sedentary is not an easy transition. Learn how to safely recover after a marathon.

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Wearable Airbag-sensor Technology Could Help Predict Falls & Cushion Impact

Scientists at Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP are leading the charge to develop better fall-detection models and advance fall-mitigation technologies, such as wearable airbags for individuals at high-risk of falling.

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Wheelchair Softball Players Celebrate Ribbon-cutting with Cubs Charities

Wheelchair Softball Players Celebrate Ribbon-cutting with Cubs Charities

Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP wheelchair softball players participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the renovated adult wheelchair softball diamond in California Park on the city¡¯s North Side.

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Tracy and Kevin

Tracy¡¯s Path Back from Stroke & Traumatic Brain Injury to Marathoner

It¡¯s been said that finishing a marathon is a state of mind that says anything is possible. Learn more about Tracy's journey to running the Chicago Marathon.

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Nick Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Â鶹APP Institute

Gilbert Family Foundation Contributes Nearly $375 Million in Partnership with Henry Ford Health to Bring Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP to Detroit

The Gilbert Family Foundation (GFF), Henry Ford Health and Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP today announced a historic partnership to bring a 72-bed state-of-the-art physical medicine and rehabilitation facility to Detroit.

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National Limb Loss and Preservation Registry

Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP Joins National Limb Loss and Preservation Registry

Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP recently signed on to take part in the National Limb Loss and Preservation Registry (LLPR), a new project aimed at advancing treatments and outcomes of patients with congenital and acquired limb loss and limb difference.

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Satej Hiking

Raging Optimist Satej Recovers from SCI

Satej's doctors told him that he probably wouldn¡¯t move again from the shoulders down. On his second day at Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP, Satej stood for the first time.

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Dr. Colin Franz

Dr. Colin Franz Honored by AANEM for Â鶹APP on Risk of Nerve Injury in Patients in ICU with Severe COVID

The American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) recently announced that Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP physician-scientist Colin Franz, MD, PhD, has received one of its 2023 Scientific Impact Awards.

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Rob Kozarek Racing

Peer Mentors Model a Life Well Lived

Returning home after a life-changing illness or injury is a positive step in recovery, but it can take time to adjust. Our peer mentor program helps patients and families through the transition.

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What is a Ventilator, and How Does it Work?

Traumatic injuries to the spinal cord at the neck-level (cervical) can result in damage to the nerves controlling the breathing muscles. Learn more about how a spinal cord injury (SCI) affects these nerves.

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USGA Hosts Second U.S. Adaptive Open with Help from Clinicians

USGA Hosts Second U.S. Adaptive Open with Help from Clinicians

On July 12, the U.S. Golf Association (USGA) hosted the U.S. Adaptive Open at Pinehurst No. 6. This year marked the second edition of the tournament and, just like last year, was made possible by the vital contributions of Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP team members.

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